AN: I am back! My laptop was killed and brought back to life, but I ended up buying a desktop, so I'm writing again. I am still writing Just Out of Arms Reach. Expect an update on that soon!

An Unusual Caribbean Love

By: Setsuko Ishiyama

Chapter 1: Interesting Encounters

It was another night at port. The men were squandering the money on booze and women, and here he was in a pub nursing his water. He didn't like the way his senses dulled when he was drunk. He felt weak; exposed even. On nights such as this he found a semi-decent pub and waited until he was needed back on deck. He used to just stay holed up in his captain's cabin, but after a decade of that Myoga started kicking him out to have some "fun".

Tonight, they were at a small nameless port outside the British seaport Freeport* (he scoffed at British originality). He'd already bought some supplies and restocked the ship; leaving him with nothing to do. He'd meandered into the pub about an hour ago, and there had been a steady flow of people coming and going since he sat down. The place wasn't very well lit, and the counters were somewhat clean. The smell of booze burned his nose and drowned out any other smells. There were tables scattered about and a small band of some sort was playing in towards the back. The place was mostly over run by pirates like him. Being known as the Shi no akuma** of the Caribbean meant most people left him the fuck alone, so he sat semi-contentedly at his sea doing nothing. He almost wished his first mate Miroku was here. He found it amusing to watch women beat the shit out of him when he asked them to "bear his child". He often found great amusement in Miroku's pain.

Tonight he had no such amusement and he wished for something to do. As if the Kami had heard his lonesome prayer a man was thrown across the dingy room and into the far wall. On cue the whole pub became a mass of bloody violent men, so he eagerly joined the fray. People were attacking anyone and everyone at random. It was an all out brawl. Right as he was about to kick a man clear across the room the man suddenly went flying to his left. He turned; completely ready to beat the shit out of the mother fucker who had literally beat him to the punch. Before him stood one of (if not the) most beautiful women he had ever seen. Before he could say anything she spun around and kneed a man in the gut before punching another. He quickly resumed fighting while keeping an eye on the woman. She clearly had no trouble holding her own in a fight. Eventually, the fight subsided leaving only him, the woman, and a few others standing. She left the pub without a word, and he quickly followed. She turned to look at him quirking an eyebrow.

"Can I help you sir? I don't think I hit you, but if you wanna fight-"

"No!" He cut her off before she got the wrong idea. "I was just a little startled is all. I guess you could say I'm curious. He tried to give her what he hoped was a friendly smile, but he was sure it didn't look like one. He had to stifle a groan at her beautiful scent.

"Let me guess. You were surprised to see a lady fighting in a place like that?" She stifled a giggle. He couldn't help but notice how feminine she was; even when she was fighting. Her every move had been graceful and perfect throughout the entire fight. It was almost as if she had choreographed the entire fight.

"Pretty much yeah, but I've seen stranger." He gave her the look that he gave women when he wanted to get them into bed. It always worked, but he knew it wouldn't have an effect on her. He just hoped it made him look sexy. He always had a trick up his sleeve for "wooing women" as Miroku called it. "Anata wa, sōdaina sentōki watashi no joseidesu." (You are a magnificent fighter my lady). If there was one thing he had learned in all his years was that women loved men who spoke a foreign language. Even if they had NO idea what the hell he was saying. Usually he just said random crap to get them in bed whenever the need hit, but this time he actually said something with sincerity.

She raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Arigatōgozaimasu, watashi wa sō naru koto o hijō ni kenmai ni hataraita." (Thank you. I worked very hard to become so) He almost fell over in shock. He just couldn't seem to get over the shock that she spoke Japanese! "If you'll excuse me, I must be going." She turned to leave, and he quickly recovered to stop her.

"Wait!" She stopped, and looked at him waiting for him to say something. "Uh…let me buy you dinner. I know it's late, but I know of a nice place not far from here. You never even gave me your name."He shuffled his feet, but he never broke eye contact with her. He needed to find a reason to keep her around and fast. He and his crew set sail tomorrow evening. He already knew this woman was the woman for him. It was an instinctual thing. He knew the moment he got a good whiff of her. On top of that she could fight and speak his native language. He'd have to thank Myoga for kicking him out later. He knew he had to convince her to join his crew by then. Convincing her to love him would take some time, but if she joined his crew he'd have all the time in the world.

"Arigato sikashi, watashi wa kyohi skinakereba narimasen." (Thank you, but I must decline)

"Kondo wa itsu aeru?" (When will I see you again?) There was no way in the seven seas he would let this woman go. She was perfect for him. She was made for him. He'd only known her for an hour, but he could feel the pull on his soul. Hell, he could feel the demon part of his soul reacting to her. How could she not feel anything between them?!

"Unmei o kettei suru toki." (***) She walked away, but she stopped momentarily as if she had forgotten something. "Watashinonamaeha Kagomedesu." (My name is Kagome)

"Watashi wa InuYashadesu. Wareware wa futatabi au yoteida." (I am InuYasha. ****) She smiled and walked away leaving a very happy hanyou in her wake. "Screw fate." He smirked and headed to find the person who would help him defy fate itself.

END CHAPTER

*Freeport was an actual British port during the pirate ages.

**Devil of Death

***COOKIE FOR WHOEVER CAN GUESS WHAT THIS TRANSLATES INTO! (NOTE: I am not a native Japanese speaker, so there may be grammatical errors. If anyone is a native speaker or is very good at it PM me. I'd love to have your input in this story!

****AGAIN TRANSLATION! Or wait til the next chapter to find out!

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